what did you do to your 914 today Options

[JStroud]

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[Andyrew]

I ripped out my radiator... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)

Did you buy another radiator? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[914itis]

Drove it yesterday , had lunch with porshef and my other half.
Changed the oil , fuel filter.

[euro911]

Looking for another property with a house for the Mrs. and a garage for the P-cars. We found a place that she likes, and a plus for me, it comes with a huge garage (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)

[zambezi]

That is huge. Not tall enough for a lift, but very spacious.

[euro911]

With an 8' ceiling, can't get the full capacity of a 4-post, but then again I'm not that tall (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

If we buy the place, I could center the lift, open up the ceiling and re-frame the ceiling joists to allow for more headroom if need be (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

In addition, there's outdoor parking for about 20 more cars on the property (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) ... It's a car guy's heaven (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[mgp4591]

Not to be disparaging at all (after meeting you at WRC, you're a hoot to hang with!) you could probably get a smaller lift and get a good rolling work chair, low profile type and work just fine! I've used one under big trucks when the overhead clearance wasn't ideal and they work great. Nice shop though- you could even rent some space out!

[Cuda911]

Fixed the visors on my '73. The driver's side kept falling off, and the passenger side kept flopping down. All set now. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[euro911]

Yeah, this year's WCR was a real blast (IMG:style_emoticons/default/party.gif)

I have a mid-rise lift too, but I'll probably leave it here in CA - only plan to be out of state on & off about half the year anyway (mostly summer months).

Wife says we'll have to get rid of the shop we're currently leasing so we can afford it - no problem, we'll be thinning the herd a bit and more than half the cars will reside at the new place.

Hey Elliot, the municipal airport (PRC) is only 10 miles away (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)

[sdoolin]

Clay bar, wash, wax - drive. First time with the wax since I purchased it in January. Convinced now I need to repaint it, but having too much fun driving it.

[euro911]

Now there's a HUGEgarage (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)

[Hank914]

I replaced my broken gear shift knob with one of those GB $19.99 specials from the folks at 914rubber. Thank you Mike for the steal deal for my daily driver!

And I also installed my replacement rear trunk spring. Now I can cruise topless and not worry about finding somebody to lift my trunk when I push the inside-the-car trunk release button!



The Cabinetmaker (Curt Curtis) saw my earlier post about my faulty trunk spring, and PM'ed me that he might be able to help. So he looked around his shop, found what I needed, and shipped it out...all without asking for a dime! Thank you to the Cabinetmaker! And thanks to this 914 community, as that kind of behavior is not uncommon!

[sean_v8_914]

does it have to be "my car" to post."? i do cooler stuff to other peoples cars

[7TPorsh]

Parked it outside to do my epoxy floor...now doing shelving....wish I could have a lift.

[arsprod]

Had the car all of 3 weeks but I've ALWAYS wanted a 914 with the reverse side stripes, so rather than sorting out the mechanicals I put the stripes on. Makes me happy!

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[forrestkhaag]

What did I do to my car today?

How about what did it do to me?!!!!

Removed what is left of the lower trumpet after my tire took it to task on a right hand turn on the test drive for my newly installed motor and tranny. Horn. He Gone... The motor ran great / idles smoothly at 1800 for a minute or so, then settles into a 900 rpm idle / blips up the scale smoothly and pulls at a conservative estimate of 2x my 1.7FI motor (which ran just fine before changing it our for this higher education).

The tranny shifting I sorted out after some very good advise from bdstone (Bruce) and all gears are there and shift nicely. What is not there is tranny oil.

The box did not drop a drip when filled and sitting for three days during the install and linkage tuning. The box did not drop a drip during the first three 1/4 mile loops in the neighborhood to check out the motor. Once I went for a real 5-gear test, BOOM! The main seal must have dearly departed because by the time I retuned to Laguna, the EPA had an APB out for little ole me. I was traced to my secrete (misspelled on porpoise) hideout by the dollar-sized blotches of fresh tranny oil splattered from Irvine down Laguna Canyon to the beach.

Upon clearing the smoke and neighbors, and upon undercarriage inspection, my newly refinished headers look like baked chocolate swirl sausages wrapped in mud. My tranny sports a patina of greenish grey with hints of auburn (or just... Ah.. burn) The underside of the little beast from the engine back looks worse than a beach in north Santa Barbara and the back bumper has a dust coating held to the car with a fine mist of gear oil infused with road grime.

Keep in mind that prior to this undertaking, I drove virtually nonstop - with Larmo doing parallels - all the way to WCR just before the new motor install began. At WCR, the mouse kept up with alll of the big cars..... in the parking lot.. not under power of course.... Consider that the lowly 1.7FI never missed a beat and needed only an occasional plug set, oil change, and the obligatory face mask to hide behind (or in Larmo's case a great domed helmet and bug-eyed goggles) / The 1.7 would regularly and dependably take me from the coast to Scottsdale to my Motor head Son's place wherein I could be roundly rebuked for bringing the sounds of clatter, spanks, clanks, and the put-put of the 1.7 to a place where 400HP is fairly weak.......

What did I do to my 914 today you ask? I put it on jack stands..... AGAIN!. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[euro911]

I'm confused (not hard to do) - are you talking about the red car that has the new 2.2L and the transaxle with recently resealed output shafts? Where is it leaking from?


What's the pic of the gray car all about?

... and what's with the pic of the rod?


I'm sure it all makes sense (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

[matthepcat]

Relocated my CDI ignition box from inside the passenger compartment to the engine bay (high pitched sound is annoying)

Installed a back pad to see if that reduces the decibels of the 6 fan.

Checked out a V8 conversion for sale in my neighborhood.

[forrestkhaag]

I'm confused (not hard to do) - are you talking about the red car that has the new 2.2L and the transaxle with recently resealed output shafts? Where is it leaking from?


What's the pic of the gray car all about?

... and what's with the pic of the rod? Just a fond memory of build-details that, at this point, don't matter if the friggin thing doesn't move off of jack stands..

but thanks or reminding me of the prior days of non-bliss ho hum with a snoozer 1.7 FI that the average PCH Bus routinely blew off the road........


I'm sure it all makes sense (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) to me.......

and Sense or cents is a figure of speech.... the grey car is the gold car is the red car....... leaks? leaks schmke!

This thing leaks more than my 57 Chris Craft woody on a calm sea ...... but (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif)

today I plucked the tranny, pulled the main shaft seal, and then magically Larmo showed up with a 5th of positive influence and a newly installed seal we coaxed the tranny back into the gold/grey red car.....

tomorrow is cv gaskets from the local VW shop in Costa Mesa (at a fraction of the PP price) and back to the road for another test...

more to follow........

Sidebar: Dr. Evil is still correct: Buy a pig in a Polk. Eat Bacon.. If you are a vegan, eat first, third and a few syncros...... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif)

[shawaii]

I'm confused (not hard to do) - are you talking about the red car that has the new 2.2L and the transaxle with recently resealed output shafts? Where is it leaking from?


What's the pic of the gray car all about?

... and what's with the pic of the rod? Just a fond memory of build-details that, at this point, don't matter if the friggin thing doesn't move off of jack stands..

but thanks or reminding me of the prior days of non-bliss ho hum with a snoozer 1.7 FI that the average PCH Bus routinely blew off the road........


I'm sure it all makes sense (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) to me.......

and Sense or cents is a figure of speech.... the grey car is the gold car is the red car....... leaks? leaks schmke!

This thing leaks more than my 57 Chris Craft woody on a calm sea ...... but (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif)

today I plucked the tranny, pulled the main shaft seal, and then magically Larmo showed up with a 5th of positive influence and a newly installed seal we coaxed the tranny back into the gold/grey red car.....

tomorrow is cv gaskets from the local VW shop in Costa Mesa (at a fraction of the PP price) and back to the road for another test...

more to follow........

Sidebar: Dr. Evil is still correct: Buy a pig in a Polk. Eat Bacon.. If you are a vegan, eat first, third and a few syncros...... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif)

Well that cleared things up - clear as mud! I guess the 914 is built too low and all that went over my head.

Anyway - I'm summer-izing my 914 (as opposed to winterizing) since I'll be travelling soon. Is it better to sit on jack-stands for two months or sit on the tires? It is currently in the air (been polishing up my old Riviera Mags) and outside, but I plan on putting the wheels back on and parking it inside shortly.